Bible Verses About Parental Discipline

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?